Prichard, Oliver,
Tainted: The Flawed Meat-Safety System--Lack of Oversight and Will.... Oliver Prichard. - Philadelphia Inquirer, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 49, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Tainted: The Flawed Meat-Safety System--Lack of Oversight and Will..., May 18, 2003; pp. n.p..
"Each year, food contamination in the United States causes 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last year [2002], meat companies voluntarily recalled a record amount of potentially tainted meat, including 27 million pounds of cooked deli meats from the Wampler plant in Franconia Township, in the third-largest recall in U.S. history." (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) This article examines the U.S. Department of Agriculture's meat-inspection system and addresses sanitation concerns inside the plants.
1522-323X;
United States Dept. of Agriculture
Escherichia coli
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
Meat--Contamination
Meat industry and trade
Meat inspection
Product recall
Slaughtering and slaughter-houses
AC1.S5
050
Tainted: The Flawed Meat-Safety System--Lack of Oversight and Will.... Oliver Prichard. - Philadelphia Inquirer, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 49, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Tainted: The Flawed Meat-Safety System--Lack of Oversight and Will..., May 18, 2003; pp. n.p..
"Each year, food contamination in the United States causes 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last year [2002], meat companies voluntarily recalled a record amount of potentially tainted meat, including 27 million pounds of cooked deli meats from the Wampler plant in Franconia Township, in the third-largest recall in U.S. history." (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) This article examines the U.S. Department of Agriculture's meat-inspection system and addresses sanitation concerns inside the plants.
1522-323X;
United States Dept. of Agriculture
Escherichia coli
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
Meat--Contamination
Meat industry and trade
Meat inspection
Product recall
Slaughtering and slaughter-houses
AC1.S5
050